Voter Participation

About six-in-ten registered voters in the five U.S. states where elections are conducted entirely by mail expect voting to be easy.

In every U.S. presidential election dating back to 1984, women reported having turned out to vote at slightly higher rates than men.

65% of Americans say the option to vote early or absentee should be available to any voter without requiring a documented reason.

The share of Americans voting by mail has risen in recent presidential election cycles, but there is variation from one state to another.

Overall, 70% of U.S. adults favor allowing any voter to vote by mail if they want to.

South Koreans are headed to the polls April 15 as the COVID-19 pandemic continues; 300 seats in the country’s legislative body are at stake.

Older adults tend to account for large shares of both poll workers and voters in general elections in the United States.

More than 32 million Latinos are eligible to vote nationwide in the 2020 presidential elections. See how the share of Latino voters varies by state and congressional district.

Majorities of Americans say voting in elections, paying taxes and following the law are very important to good citizenship, according to a 2018 survey.

Midterm voter turnout reached a modern high in 2018, and Generation Z, Millennials and Generation X accounted for a narrow majority of those voters